Lamp table



T. ALLBONE ET AL LAMP TABLE Filed OG. 22, 1928 \|x\|'|||||||||m| mmllJune 24, 1930.

ATTORNEYS.

Thum a5 AllbnnelNvEN-llons @Vini am AUibnnE Patented June 24, 1930 'monsALLIBONE am) WILLIAM; ALLIBONE, or Tacoma, wasmNevroN LAMP TABLEApplication led Uotober 22, 1928. Serial Hp. 314,191.

This invention relatesto improvements in lam structures and theirsupports.

T e primary object of this invention is the provision of an improvedlamp structure cooperatively constructed in a novel and asso ciatedrelation with a table, desk, or like article of furniture, in anadjustable relation, so that the lamp structure may be swun over thetable or desk in an ellicient relation to permit a person to write orotherwise utilize the rays of light cast directly upon the table ordesk; the light be' ad'u'sta le to a plosition laterally of the tab e were the same may be used for reading, sewing, and like purposes when thetable is desired to be used laterally y of the person.

A further object of this invention is the provision of an improved tableand lamp construction, having parts which permit of the quick assemblageand efficient compact packing of the parts.

A further object of this invention is the provision of an improvedcombination table` and lamp structure, embodying a detachable lampstandard which may be associated in a novel relation with the leg of atable to receive electric wires leading through the leg of the table andstandard to the lam Other objects and advantages of t is invvention willbe apparent during the course of the following detailed description'. Inthe accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, andwherein similar reference characters designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front elevatlon of the 1mroved lamp structure and table,showlng 1n full lines the lamp as it is used to cast rays of lightdirectly over the table, and showing in dotted lines the position inwhich the lamp may be adjusted laterally of the table when the rays oflight therefrom are used by a person reading or sewing at a side of thetable.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary plan view, partly in section, showingassociated details of the lamp with respect to the table.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectlonal view taken through the lamp standardand assoclated leg of the table which are adapted to recelve the 5electric wires of the lamp.

vadapted to cooperatively support a lamp structure C in a novelrelation.

The article of furniture A may be a table, desk, bench, or likestructure, and the essential provision of the same is that it has a leg`10 with which the lamp standard 11 may be vertically aligned inassociated relation. In

the preferred exam le the table B is provided with the leg 10 an otherlegs 11 in any ap proved number and relation, and these legs 10 and 11are adapted to support on the top thereof a table board 12, which may becircular,; polygonal, or any other shape. This board 12 may beconsidered the top of a desk,

if desired, or the seat of a bench, if found lappropriate to associatethe parts in that relation. The table structure A below the top 12thereof may be suitably provided with cross braces 16, and the legs 10and 11 near tle lower ends thereof may have cross braces 1 The table Bmay have a slidable drawer 20, opening from the front of the table, andas is shown from Figure 2 ofthe drawing, the lamp structure C is mountedin alignment above the leg 10 at the rearof the table or support B andtoone side of the medial line of the table which extends from. the frontto the rear.

The leg 10, as is shown in Figure 3 of the drawing, is provided with asocket 25 in the top thereof, and the top' 12 has an opening 26 aligningwith this socket 25 and preferably of the same diameter. A segmentalstop groove 28 is provided, partially through the thickness of the table12, concentrically about the shank 31 at the lower end thereof, adaptedto snugly fit into the socket 25 and through the opening 26. The base 32at the juncture of the shank 31 is adapted to rest on the upper surfaceof the l table top 12, and the body of the post or standard 30 may be ofany desired length, or design, preferably vertically disposed, and atthe upper end thereof belng provided with a socket 33 havlng a shoulder34 at the lower end thereof. The post 30 1s provided with a wirereceiving passageway 37 therethrough from the upper socket 33, extendingaxially therealong thru the shank 31 at the lower end thereof, andadapted to align with an axial opening 37a provided thru the leg 10.This axial opening in the leg 10 has a lower angled outlet 40 just abovethe base 41 of the leg 10, extending at a downwardly sloping obtuseangle with respect to the axis of the leg 10, and thru which theelectric conducting wires 44 are adapted to extend.

The lamp C may furthermore comprise a goose-shaped neck 50, of metal orother formation, which is secured in the socket 33 at its lower end in aproperly supported position; the goose neck 50 at the opposite endsupporting lamp bulb and shade apparatus 55, together with a switch, inaccordance with conventional construction, as shown in Figure 1 of thedrawing. The wires extend from the bulb thru the goose neck 50, which istubular in form, and down thru the axial aligning passageways 37 and 37a and laterally thru the passageway 40; the wires 44 at their lower endshaving an inserting plugl 56 of approved construction.

The standard 30 is mounted by its shank 31 to turn in the socket 25. Toprevent a complete circumferential movement of the standard in itssocket, as Awould result in probable twisting off of the wires 44, weprefer to provide a stop pin 65, shown in Figure 5 of the drawing,extending from the lower surface of the base 32 of the standard,parallel with and spaced from the shank 31,

Iadapted to operate in the segmental groove 28, and of course -to limitthe turning movement of the standard 30.

As can be seen from the drawing, the

i standard 30 may be turned so that the lamp bulb is disposed directlyover the table top 12. 'Ihe lamp post is of course mounted to the leftof the center of the table and to the rear thereof, in such positionthat the rays of light will be properly cast upon the table top for aperson who is writing, reading, or performing other duties on the tabletop. For a person sitting laterally of the table who is sewing, reading,or the like, it is merely necessary to swing the lamp standard 30 thru180 movement, more or less, so that the bulb and shade arrangement ispositioned as shown in the dotted lines in Figure 1 of the drawing, andthis swings the bulb to a position laterally of the edge of the table sothat it will properly cast rays of light upon the work of the person whois sitting or working laterally ofthe table.

From the foregoing description it is apparent that an improvedcombination table and lamp structure has been provided, the parts ofwhich structurally cooperate to permit of an efficient use of the lampstructure in connection with the table top, for a Variety of uses. Theterm table top herein used is to be broadly interpreted as meaning a topfor a desk, a top for a bench, or another top of an article of furniturewhere the use would be in substantial conformi-ty to the uses which areset forth in this specification and to be implied therefrom.

Various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be madeto the form of invention herein shown and described, withou-t departingfrom the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

We claim:

1. In a device of the class described a table including a supporting leghaving an axial passageway therethrough opening at the lower endadjacent the lower end of the leg, the table including a top, said topand the upper end of the leg adjacent thereto having a socket aligningwith the passageway and larger than the passageway, a lamp standardincluding a reduced shank rotatably fitting in said socket, and alaterally offset lamp lixture at the upper end of the standard includingwires extending through the standard and through the passageway of theleg.

2. In a device of the class described a table including a supporting leghaving an axial passageway therethrough openingat the lower end adjacentthe lower end of the leg, the table including a top, said top and theupper end of the leg adjacent thereto having a socket aligning with thepassageway and larger than the passageway, a lamp standard including areduced shank rotatably fitting in said socket, a laterally offset lampfixture at thel upper end of the standard including wires extendingthrough the standard and through the passageway of the leg, said tabletop having a groove therein inwardly from the top surface thereofconcentrically about said socket and annularly extending for less than360", and a depending stop pin eccentrically carried bv the standard andspaced from the shank and extending into said groove.

THOMAS ALLIBONE. WILLIAM ALLIBONE.

